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Ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy told the feds two officials fixed the outcome of a playoff series - and that refs were told not to eject star players from games for fear of hurting ticket sales.
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Small-market basketball fans, rejoice! Your conspiracy theories have been vindicated -- or at least seconded.
Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy took a stick of TNT to his former employer yesterday, claiming , in a letter filed in Brooklyn federal court, that the league has systematically discriminated in favor of teams and players who command the biggest TV ratings.
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Ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy told the feds two refs fixed the outcome of one playoff series - and that officials were told not to eject star players from games for fear of hurting ticket sales.